(File type: pdf; size: 518.87 KB)Safety Information and Research (Department of Community Safety, Western Cape Government)

This preliminary review of the laws on the killing of children is the first phase of a four-phase process that includes a literature review (this publication), a workshop process to raise awareness and start developing prevention strategies, a docket analysis to guage the level of service delivery from SAPS, and finally, the development and operationalisation of a holistic prevention strategy.

The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa provides for the National Minister to develop policing policies, taking into account the policing needs and priorities of the provinces as determined by the provincial executives. It is for this purpose that this report was prepared by the Department of Community Safety in order for policing plans to be developed, incorporating the needs and priorities of the Western Cape.

The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa provides for the National Minister to develop policing policies, taking into account the policing needs and priorities of the provinces as determined by the provincial executives. It is for this purpose that this report was prepared by the Department of Community Safety in order for policing plans to be developed, incorporating the needs and priorities of the Western Cape.